Article 61-4
A mention of decisions to change first names and surnames is made in the margin of the civil status records of the person concerned and, where applicable, those of their spouse, partner linked by a ci…
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A mention of decisions to change first names and surnames is made in the margin of the civil status records of the person concerned and, where applicable, those of their spouse, partner linked by a ci…
Where there are serious indications that the intended marriage is null and void under articles 144, 146, 146-1, 147, 161, 162, 163, 180 or 191, the diplomatic or consular authority shall immediately r…
Where the referral to the public prosecutor concerns a prenatal acknowledgement or an acknowledgement concomitant with the declaration of birth, the child's birth certificate shall be drawn up without…
…quidation of the matrimonial property regime. The enforcement procedures provided for in articles 274, 275 and 275-1 are applicable. The judge's refusal to substitute a capital sum for all or part of…
The lawyer shall send the spouse he or she is assisting, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, a draft agreement, which may not be signed, on pain of nullity, before the expiry of a pe…
Where one of the spouses is placed under one of the protective regimes provided for in Chapter II of Title XI of this Book, no application for divorce by mutual consent may be made.
The defendant may dismiss the claim by proving by any means that he cannot be the father of the child.
The guardianship judge and the public prosecutor exercise general supervision over guardianship within their jurisdiction.The guardians and other guardianship bodies are obliged to comply with their s…
An emancipated minor may be a trader with the authorisation of the guardianship judge at the time of the emancipation decision and of the president of the judicial court if he makes this request after…
To make a valid act, one must be of sound mind. It is up to those suing for nullity on this ground to prove the existence of a mental disorder at the time of the act.
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